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AISI 301LN Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 9260 Steel

Both AISI 301LN stainless steel and SAE-AISI 9260 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 301LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 9260 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 320
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 51
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 520
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 670
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1060
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 770
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220 to 290
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1520
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 38
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 30
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 77.9
96.1 to 96.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.75 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.070 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.8 to 2.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040